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Zuri Linetsky @zurilinetsky.bsky.social · 1d

“Hannah Arendt reminds us that ideological hegemony is never good for any collective; hegemony yields laziness and overconfidence and is ultimately self-destructive.”

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The Zionist consensus among US Jews has collapsed. Something new is emerging | Shaul Magid

Two years after the 7 October massacre and the onset of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, American Jewry has been profoundly transformed

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 18h

After the anticipated and hoped for prisoners/hostage exchange, there will remain in Israeli prisons thousands more Palestinians than there had been there on 6th October 2023.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 12h

I am just a gal trying to read the barometer of values of our society.

Trying to Read the Barometer of Values of Our Society

A quest for sensemaking in how we mourn public figures like Charlie Kirk and Dr. Jane Goodall

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 12h

Lately I can’t tell which makes me prouder—having a PhD, or having earned it back when ChatGPT didn’t exist. The more I read grad student papers and colleagues’ reports, the more I lean toward the latter.

I wrote those 400 pages on my own. Bob oh Bob, those were some precious days.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

So the American taxpayer eats it twice, once on tariffs and again on a second farm bailout. I’m glad farmers are getting help, no one should lose their farm, but it’s remarkable how fast “socialism” stops being a dirty word when the checks clear in red counties.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

The Zionist consensus among US Jews has collapsed. Something new is emerging | Shaul Magid

Two years after the 7 October massacre and the onset of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, American Jewry has been profoundly transformed

www.theguardian.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️ In the last two years, the United States has supplied $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel.

$21.7 BILLION.

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$21.7 billion in US military aid has fueled Israel's war on Gaza

A new report shows how American support has been essential to what many experts are now calling a genocide

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 2d

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 1d

As Sharone Lifschitz—whose parents were taken that day, and only her mother returned — reminds us:

“We know that hate and revenge cannot bring even a momentary relief from the pain.”

Only love, memory, and the courage to imagine freedom for all can.

Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 1d

May you find, somehow, a measure of peace and grace amid the unbearable weight of memory.

And may the generations to come be gentler—more rooted in empathy, more invested in shared humanity and liberation.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 1d

October 7, 2023 was a moment that split time in two for many—before and after. I know I have never been the same since then.

My heart aches for the families and loved ones remembering today, for the empty rooms, for the silence that still carries their names.

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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Following the bot army backlash, Israel ramps up propaganda with 3 US firms: $6M Gen Z campaign by Brad Parscale, "Esther Project" that pays influencers, and a VR "10/7 Experience" deployed at churches. readsludge.com/2025/10/06/i...

Israel’s New U.S. Influence Campaigns Target TikTok, Churches, and ChatGPT

In the wake of SKDK’s cancelled contract, three firms newly registered under FARA are executing influence operations in the U.S. for Israel.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 1d

Sharon Lifschitz, whose parents were kidnapped on Oct 7 and only her mother returned alive, writes on the two year anniversary to the massacres.
"We know that hate and revenge cannot bring even a momentary relief from the pain."

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Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 2d

I tend to forget realities aligned with this one often and end up disappointed very often. Good to keep it as a reminder.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d

I had a liberal centrist — a professional — once tell me that they engage with more diversity at a Bari Weiss dinner party than they do in any mainstream media event.

I mention this because, just as it is true in politics at the moment, some of the calls are coming from inside the house.

Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 2d

When we speak of a loss “for humanity,” we reach for something beyond individual grief: the fragile arc of knowledge, justice, and survival that binds us together. Entry into that realm is not automatic. It must be earned.

Trying to Read the Barometer of Values of Our Society

A quest for sensemaking in how we mourn public figures like Charlie Kirk and Dr. Jane Goodall

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Te Ao Māori News - 🤖 (unofficial) @teaonews.bsky.social · 3d

The whānau of the three New Zealand citizens, who were illegally taken by Israel, spoke to media this morning.

Whānau of three kiwi detained in Israel speak out in emotional address

The whānau of the three New Zealand citizens, who were illegally taken by Israel, spoke to media this morning.

www.teaonews.co.nz

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 2d

Another—I am not an outlier among Black women reviewers of this film :)

Paula Read @paularead.bsky.social · 2d

You are definitely not the only one. I saw the trailer and was like, ruh-roh. But it's always easier for us white folk to turn our attention outwards rather than inwards when it comes to racism. Actually, it's sort of our whole thing.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Jezebels, race kink and Cardi B: in One Battle After Another, Black women are still stereotypes

With its hyper-sexualised Black female revolutionary and fetishised depiction of interracial relationships, Paul Thomas Anderson’s much-lauded latest raises questions about how white male directors de...

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 2d

I hadn’t seen this review from @brookeobie.bsky.social until it was just dropped in the replies but I’m moving it up because I think it’s worth reading how someone who is a Black women critic is responding to this film

Jalee @thehotmamac.bsky.social · 2d

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One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution

Paul Thomas Anderson's action flick leaves much to be desired.

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 3d

Perhaps most importantly, the Trump plan does nothing to advance Palestinian self-determination, which as @danaelkurd.bsky.social highlighted is strikingly absent from efforts to stop the war.

To the contrary, Trump's plan further institutionalizes the obstacles to self-determination.

(Gift link.)

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 3d

When we speak of a loss “for humanity,” we reach for something beyond individual grief: the fragile arc of knowledge, justice, and survival that binds us together. Entry into that realm is not automatic. It must be earned.

Trying to Read the Barometer of Values of Our Society

A quest for sensemaking in how we mourn public figures like Charlie Kirk and Dr. Jane Goodall

dileksay2.substack.com

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 3d

Welcome to my podcast. Thank you for listening. And find me always mentally in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days.

Bon dimanche! ✌️

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 3d

We’ve mastered optimization (thanks to school of economic thought <<mega side eye here>> but forgotten satisfaction. In chasing efficiency, we’ve lost intimacy & vulnerability—with others, with nature, with ourselves.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 3d

Vicious cycle entails: our economy rewards the hunger to have, not the freedom to stop wanting. True wealth is measured by sufficiency, not surplus.

A key inquiry entails: what is perfection?
The answer is: simplicity is perfection. Not more.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 3d

Prominent public figures, in (social) media, governance, leadership, or in the tech industry, most of whom are ultra-wealthy, flaunt abundance as aspiration, but what they really sell is restlessness—the art of never being content.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksay2.substack.com · 3d

Profitable only for capital mindset tells us fulfillment is a purchase away. But the price of endless growth is spiritual depletion—a treadmill that speeds up as we tire. Exhibit A: status quo of our society.

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